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Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
One weekend remains in the regular season. Five of the seven Big Ten hockey seeding positions will come down to six games on Friday and Saturday. After taking five of six available points from No. 8 Ohio State two weekends ago, No. 20 Notre Dame is firmly in the mix. The Irish currently sit tied
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, September 30, 2022
Whoever, you are, wherever you are, breathe. Feel better? After an insane four weeks of Notre Dame, there is a lull in the season courtesy of an early bye week. The Irish are at an unexpected 2-2 record, and with this bye comes a chance for both fans and the team to collect their breath
Nate Moller | Monday, January 18, 2021
The Notre Dame hockey team (7-6-1, 5-3-1-1 B1G) looked arguably the best it has all season this past weekend, sweeping the top-ranked Minnesota Gophers (11-3, 9-3-0-0 B1G) on the road in Minneapolis. The Irish won the first game 3-2 behind one goal and two assists from junior forward Graham Slaggert. Head coach Jeff Jackson discussed
Nate Moller | Monday, January 18, 2021
Irish freshman forward Landon Slaggert started his new year in a big way, taking home the gold medal with Team USA at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships on Jan. 5. The Americans defeated Team Canada 2-0 to win the gold medal. Going into the championship game against Canada, Slaggert was aware of
Observer Staff Report | Friday, January 15, 2021
Notre Dame hockey will travel to Minneapolis to face off against No.1 Minnesota. The Gophers (11-1-0, 9-1-0-0-0-0 Big Ten) have been successful so far this season with 10 of their 11 wins coming by two goals or more. The Gophers were perfect until their series split last weekend against No. 12 Wisconsin. This is just
Jimmy Ward | Friday, February 14, 2020
The Notre Dame hockey program will be faced with a big test this weekend when the puck drops in Compton Family Ice Arena as the Irish will play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Gophers (13-11-4, 8-6-4-3 B1G) hosted Notre Dame earlier this year in Minneapolis where the Irish (12-11-5, 7-7-4 B1G), undefeated at
Dominic Gibson | Friday, February 22, 2019
After splitting a home series against Wisconsin last weekend, the Irish will look to make up more ground in the Big Ten standings as they travel to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota on Friday. The Irish (16-11-3, 9-9-2 Big Ten) will need a strong showing against the Gophers (13-14-4, 10-9-3 Big Ten) in order to
Michael Ivey | Thursday, February 22, 2018
No. 5 Notre Dame will take on Michigan State in their final regular season series this Friday and Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena. Notre Dame (22-8-2, 16-5-1) fell four spots in the rankings after being swept in their two-game series against Michigan last weekend. The Irish lost 4-2 on Friday night at the Compton Family
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Notre Dame gained momentum last weekend as the Irish won three out of four games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Tallahassee, Florida. The Irish entered the weekend with a 3-2 record after their first tournament in California, with their two losses coming in the final two games of that competition. Against then-No. 20 Michigan
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, February 15, 2018
Notre Dame will look to get its momentum back as the Irish head into the second of four weekend trips to warm climates. This weekend, the Irish (3-2) will take on No. 20 Michigan and No. 14 Minnesota as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Notre Dame started its season last weekend in Tempe, Arizona,